Good-bye 20's and HELLO 30's!

Our first date

Our first house

Graduation from Tech!

Bachelorette Party!

First days of Tech!

Yep, that's us!

Eating cake..look like Jack?

My angel!

LOVING being pregnant!

One of the really great trips!

Great friends!

Well....it's my last night of being in my 20s...feels a little emotional, but also very exciting! So...might be a cheesy post... you've been warned!

I spent my last night of my 20's with my very best friends. It truly was just one of those nights! We had a great time at 5 Seasons Brewery and everyone got babysitters! (That just adds to the excitement, you know!) Great talking, great drinks, great friends. To those of you that were there..thank you so much for coming out to celebrate! My fabulous husband gave a great little toast... Since it was for my 30th...he did the "30 things I love to hear my wife say.." Some were funny and some were really sweet! Thanks Steven!

So... it's hard to not look back on the last 30 years when it's staring you in the face. There have been some really amazing things happen in the last 30 years...I would have to say my marriage and my sweet precious angel are at the top of my list. I am also pretty proud of my education.... Good ol' GHS and Georgia Tech! Staying involved with Georgia Tech has been fun... the career of my dreams and being able to stay involved part time and still be a mommy at home with Jack...amazing! My relationship with my parents...they are the most amazing people in the world (Judy .... you are very much a part of that!) ! I have three amazing sisters and two fabulous brothers.... Three "Gigi's" as Jack would call them (Granny to me!) and one Great Hossie! Sally and Ann...seriously, you are amazing. I dont know if you are sisters, best friends, aunts, or moms...so I would say you are everything to me! And to my friends....my old friends and new friends... is anyone this fortunate? I really feel guilty sometimes when I think about my friends. People search their whole lives for friendships like I have. I am thankful everyday for the girls in my life. I would not be the person, friend, wife, or mom I am without them...so when I look back on 30 years of friends, family, trips (again, seriously...we have had some amazing trips!), college, work, home, and love....does anyone EVER have it all?! I really think I do!

So if the next 30 or anything like the first 30........................BRING IT ON!

Where did January go?!

Drinking wine at 10am! Does it get better?!

Silly picture in the flowers!

Pacific Coast at Point Lobos State Park

Drinks at Pebble Beach on the 18th Green at sunset

More scenic Pacific Coast

Wow, it's been a while since the last post! Actually, it doesnt seem that long when January FLEW by! And that means my 20's are very quickly coming to an end! Can't believe that either!

It's been a great month for the Leonards! Settling down after the holidays has been really nice. We have taken advantage of the cold weather and early nights by going to bed early and getting back into the swing of our routine. Of course, we started the month with a FABULOUS trip to California with the Coopers! It was just amazing! Lots of fun and lots of wine!

Jack is becoming such a little person. He has gotten so big and is having so much fun! He talks to us non-stop and is quite the parrot! He will just about repeat anything we say... we are really having to be aware of this! He likes singing his ABC's, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Ring around the Rosies (which requires all of the dancing and falling down), Monkeys jumping on the bed, and lots more! He is enjoying playing with all of his friends and is still doing great at Woodchase! We introduced a potty this month... he likes to sit on it and read his books at night before bath time, but no accidental happenings so far! He is such a joy to us! He brings new excitement and fun everyday!

February brings a birthday, the Daytona race, Gigi coming to visit, parties, visits to Gainesville, and a Buffington family get together at our house! Lots to look forward to! I am sure it will fly by too!

Check out the pictures from California! (Sorry none of Jack this time! I will download soon!)

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How did it happen so fast?

I love you Daddy!

This is neat sand Mommy!

I love train tables!

Stacking blocks at the museum!

Hey George!

It is really 2010. I just downloaded pictures and dated them 1-4-09.... then I saw another folder dated 1-19-09...how could that be?! Probably because it's 1-4-10!

I can NOT begin to explain how great this past week was at our house! Steven and I were both home all week with Jack! We played a lot and got LOTS done around the house...Steven said we completed our list and then some... I could argue with that, but I won't! There is always more on the list! We did get a lot done though!

We took Jack to the Atlanta Children's Museum on Tuesday. He really loved it! I dont know if I have seen him that excited! He was running and squealing from one exhibit to the next! We will definitely be going back... Nunno and Poppa kept Jack (and cousin Anna!) on New Year's Eve and we got him back on Sat. morning. We had a great New Year's with great friends and fabulous food! Steven and I had ALL day Friday at home just us! It was really awesome! WE stayed in pj's all day, drank coffee by the fire, watched several movies and even sat outside with the chiminea and drank beer! It doesnt get much better?!

Now it's 2010 and back to the routine....well, as close to routine as you can get when you leave for California in a little over a week!!! We are so excited about our trip and celebrating my 30th birthday (it's still a few weeks away but why not celebrate early?!)

It has been a great start to 2010 so far!

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Whew!

Merry Christmas!

Ready with GiGi!

Three Generations! Mimi, Jack, and Daddy!

So much fun outside!

The second annual Leonard turkey on the Egg! YUMMY!

Dad with Scooter and Katie

Nannie and Jack!

Playing my new drum on Christmas morning!

Good morning Christmas baby!

Christmas Eve! Gigi, Mommy, Jack, Daddy, and Nannie

Christmas Eve with the neighbors!

I love you Andrew!

Just hanging out in my new chair!

Well, somehow it happened again...we are packing up all the North Pole houses and beautiful Santas into their styrofoam again... that happened really quickly! I am literally out of breath from carrying the ornament boxes up and down the stairs... Jack is quietly sleeping (he is absolutely worn out), Daddy is driving Great Granny to Macon to meet my cousin, and I am downloading pictures and trying to get up the motivation to take down the ornaments! We officially "de"-Christmased yesterday for the most part except the tree. Granny was here to help keep Jack entertained while we worked! It's funny how early we want everything out to enjoy it and how quickly we are ready to see it come down after Christmas!

It was truly another magical Christmas for us. From the first bits of the holiday through leftovers last night..it's been great! Jack was so much fun this year and we continued some traditions from years before (Santa at Phipps, monkey bread on Christmas morning, baking sugar cookies, cooking a beef tenderolin for Christmas Eve, spending Christmas Eve evening at our neighbors house, smoking a turkey on the Big Green Egg for Chrismas Day, having family to our house on Christmas Day, Christmas Dinner Club, Breakfast with Santa with neighbors) and definitely added several new ones (Edward the Elf came to visit us this holiday - Jack LOVED him, decorating a gingerbread house together, watching "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" about 100 times)! We were very fortunate and blessed to spend so much time with family and friends this year. It's very overwhelming to reflect on this past year and how amazing it has been for us. How much fun to think of what next year will be bring! Last year, Jack was just learning to crawl and eat new things...this year he is running around non-stop, talking up a storm, playing, hugging, kissing, and dog-piling with his best friends!

Thank you to everyone that has kept up with our little family this year on our blog and thank you to all of our friends and family that give so much love to us throughout the year. We feel so very blessed and loved!

I would go on and on about all of our Christmas plans, but I will let you see for yourself in all the new pictures!

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Tis the Season!

Dancing with Lily

Mommy and Jack walking around Dahlonega!

I love my fire truck! Vroooom vroooom!

Really Grandbubba?!

Decorating my first gingerbread house with Grandbubba and Daddy!

I am having so much fun!

Boxes are just as much fun as toys!

I love you Daddy!

I love Christmas time!

Jack and Hagan!

I love cookies!

We are continuing our very merry Christmas here at the Leonards! Ansley, Grant, and Hagan came to visit on Friday morning! It was really neat to see Jack and Hagan together! She is too cute!!! We went to see Santa at Phipps on Friday and when we got home, Grandbubba and Aunt Denise were here! You would not believe how much fun Jack had with the two of them! He laughed and screamed and giggled the whole weekend! They chased eachother around the house, tickled, read books, played games, and played with all of his toys! It was so great!!! WE even decorated our first gingerbread house on Saturday afternoon! Jack ate 90% of the gumdrops but managed to get some of the other candy on the house! We celebrated Christmas on Saturday night, and just as last year...the house was overflowing with presents! Jack got so many fun new toys! The motorized fire truck was definitely the hit! We even took it outside in the COLD Sunday morning! He loved it! :)

Last night we went up to Aunt Trixie's to celebrate with the Buffington's! It was fun! Jack loved playing with his second cousins Lily and Douglas! They danced and jumped and tackled eachother! It was cute! Jack kept taking Lily by the hands and dancing with her! I took several pictures! We have video of it too that is too funny!

It's officially Christmas week and we are so excited! All of the shopping is done, but lots of cooking to do! Great Granny and Nannie will be here on Wednesday and Nunno, Poppa, Aunt Jennifer, Uncle Da, and Caitlin will be here Christmas day! We are so excited!

It is a wonderful time of year and we are so very thankful for our friends and family! Our little family celebrating their second Christmas together is just a dream come true!

Check out the pictures!

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In the full swing of Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

I will sit here but I am not going to smile!

Christmas Dinner Club 2009!

Caroline, Jack, and Rose!

Jack and Cousin Anna!

Jack helping Daddy with the Choo Choo!

It is that time of year and the Leonards are busy!!!! But we love it! Jack seems to really be enjoying all the holiday cheer! He loves to see anything with "Ho Ho!" on it! We are trying to teach him to say "Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas"...and it comes out "Ho! Ho! Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" with an emphasis on the Maaaaaay! But we will take it! The other thing that Jack seems to be obsessed with is his Elf on the Shelf. He named him Edward and he yells for Edward a lot of the day!

Thursday night was the MOMS Club Christmas dinner! It was lots of fun because most of Jack's good buddies were there! He ate several cookies and managed to get down some real food too! Friday we went to the Mable House Christmas Craft Show with Julie and Caroline. The two littles ones were too cute walking down the hall holding hands! Jack just kept reaching for Caroline. We think he likes to protect her! Aunt Anneke and Anna came to visit that day for lunch and the three little ones played very well together!

Saturday morning started out with a birthday party. It was freezing but it did not slow Jack down from jumping in the bouncy house. He LOVED it... his little hands were so red from being cold but he just ran and jumped and laughed! Last night was our annual Christmas Dinner Club! Steven and I spent a lot of the week cooking and baking to get ready! It was soooo much fun! Just such a neat experience with the little ones!

This morning was our second annual breakfast with Santa at the neighbors! All of the kids did really well and Santa was fabulous again! HOWEVER...Jack wanted nothing to do with sitting in his lap! He stopped crying and just sat there but would NOT look up at any of us! Luckily we did get a picture of the family with Santa (Thank goodness! I have to get Christmas cards out!)

It is almost nap time for the Leonards! We are worn out but very happy with our festive activities! Next weekend Grandbubba and Aunt Denise will be here to celebrate! How fun!!!!

Happy Holiday season! Check out our new pictures!

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